Ofsa-maðr
Old Norse Dictionary - ofsa-maðr
Meaning of Old Norse word "ofsa-maðr"
As defined by the Cleasby & Vigfusson Old Norse to English dictionary:
- ofsa-maðr
- m. an overbearing, violent man, Eg. 174, Nj. 89, Fms. vi. 155, vii. 113.
Possible runic inscription in Younger Futhark:ᚢᚠᛋᛅ-ᛘᛅᚦᚱ
Younger Futhark runes were used from 8th to 12th centuries in Scandinavia and their overseas settlements
Abbreviations used:
- m.
- masculine.
Works & Authors cited:
- Eg.
- Egils Saga. (D. II.)
- Fms.
- Fornmanna Sögur. (E. I.)
- Nj.
- Njála. (D. II.)